William Britt's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Eastern
Contact Information
Office
United States Courthouse
310 New Bern Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27601
Full Name:
William Earl Britt
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1932
Birth Place:
McDonald, NC
LLB, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1958
BS, Wake Forest University, 1956
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Senior Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1997-present
Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980-1983, 1990-1997
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1983-1990
Attorney, Private Practice, Fairmont and Lumberton, North Carolina, 1959-1980
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, May 21, 1980
Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, April 14, 1980
Law Clerk, Honorable Emery B. Denny, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1958-1959
Specialist-4, United States Army, 1953-1955
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1997